Buddhasahassanāmāvali - Verse 101
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Verse 101
अनाथानं भवनाथो,
भीतानं अभयङ्करो;
सरणङ्करो दीनानं,
बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.
Anāthānaṃ bhavanātho,
Bhītānaṃ abhayaṅkaro;
Saraṇaṅkaro dīnānaṃ,
Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.
I bow to the Buddha,
A universal protector of the destitute,
He made the frightened fearless,
And gave refuge to the miserable.
Vocabulary
- anātho - destitude, helpless
- bhavana + nātho - existence, being + protector, saviour
- bhīti - fear
- abhayaṅkaro - fostering fearlessness (a + bhayaṃ + ṅ + karo - no + fear + making)
- saraṇaṅkaro - providing refuge (saraṇaṃ + ṅ + karo - refuge, salvation + making)
- dīna - base, miserable, mean
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